Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-12-24
THE NATIONS SCAPlTAL.
|Boutelle and Frye Prominent At
the Last Session.
What nembefs Of Both Branches Remain
for, During the Holidays.

for, During the Holidays.
Major J. II. Wright Appointed Marsha
Of the q. 8 Supreme. Court
WASHINGTON, Dec. %.
Congress may adjourned but its members
do not all leave Washington. In fact, but q
very few have left. The explanation of this
is, there is scarcely senator or a represen-
tative that cannot spend the holiday recess
more to his advantage in Washington than al
his home. This is 4 season of hard work.
Ii is during these days that plans are laid
and schemes are formed, either public or
private in their nature which are to I've push
ed when Congress may again assemble. Then
again the members of the two great parties
are closely watching each other and don't
intend to allow any traps to be sprung after
the holidays. About the Capitol and in the
hotels discussions of the great subjects TO be
considered during this session are engaged
in. 1t is very interesting.to go about and
listen to these discussions and conversations,
for to one observant much of the personal
characteristics of the members can be learn
ed.
Mr.. Dingley is the only one of the Maine
delegation who has gone home during the
holiday recess. Senator and Mrs. Frye, to-
gether with Representatives Reed and Bou-
telle and families, are domiciled at the Ham,
ilton house for the winter. Senator Hale,
during the absence in Europe of Mrs. Hale
and their three sturdy youngsters, 10 living
in bachelor quarters. Representative Milli-
ken has taken apartments on Fourteenth
street, adjoining the Hamilton, where he vii!
be joined by Mrs. Milliken and his daughter
Miss Maud Milliken. after the holidays are
over.
| Senator Frye brought forward an elaborate
scheme for bureau of commercial statistics,
to cover the collection and classification of
matters now scattered among several bureaus.
| 1t provides for commissioner and deputy
commissioner. Six reports a year are de-
manded:
IAN annual report, embracing the sta
| tistics of the commerce and navigation Of the
country, with statistics in regard to the mer-
| chant tonnage of the United States; that is to
say the number and tonnage of merchant
vessels belonging to each customs district
and other particulars in regard thereto.
Am annual report of the internal COM
merce of the country, which shall be devoted
to the industrial, commercial and transporta-
ton interests of the United States.
3.-An annual statistical abstract of the
United States, containing in condensed and
succinct tabular form information as to the
growth and progress of the trade, commerce,
navigation, finance, manufactures, postal
service, population, railroads, agriculture,
mining, education and other leading interests
of the country, collated and prepared from
the reports published by the various depart
ments of the government
A statistical abstract of foreign coun-
tries, containing in condensed tabular form
information showing the progress of foreign
nations in trade, navigation, fanance, popu-
lation and SO forth, prepared from the
various statistical publications of foreign
governments.
5.-A monthly statement of the quantities
and values Of the imports into and exports
from the United States.
"a monthly advance statement of the
| total values of the imports and exports of
cotton and breadstuffs of provisions and
dairy products, of petroleum.
| Among the bills introduced in the house
under the new rule yesterday, was one by
Boutelle, to appropriate 100000 for the
construction of four bridges, across the St.
John, and St. Lawrence rivers where they
form the boundary between Maine, and
New Brunswick, provided the Lieutenant
| Governor of Canada appropriates like sum.
| Senator Sawyer, chairman of the Senate
post Office committee, says he will bring the
subject of postal telegraph before the CON-
mittee very early after the holiday recess.
| He expresses the opinion that the committee
will set about the study of the question at
| once in earnest
Maj. J. NJ. Wright of Louisville, has been
appointed marshal of the u. S. supreme
court in place of Col. J. G. Nicolay, who
held the position fifteen years. Wright is a
son of Gen. George Wright. U. S. A, who
commanded the department of the Pacific
during the war and was lost on the steamship
Brother Jonathan" in 1865, going from San
Francisco to Oregon. His son has large
army connection and was at West Point At
the beginning of the war. He resigned his
cadetship and became assistant adjutant gen.
eral of volunteers on the staff of Maj. Gen.
Buell.. After the war he settled in Louis
vile and began the practice of law. He
served four years as member of the Ken
lucky legislature, four as senator and adju-
tant general, and was subsequently president
and general manager of the southern exposi-
| ton, which President Arthur formally opened
| iu Louisville in 1888. He has been an edi-
| torial writer on the Courier Journal.
| A Washington special to the New York
Telegram says: "Speaker Carlisle has de-
cided upon the membership of the Ways
and Means committee. The democratic
members are to be Mills, chairman, A. Cox
Mcmillan, Breckenridge of Kentucky,
Breckenridge of Arkansas, Turner and
Bynum. The republican members are !:
Kelley, Brown, Reed, Mckinley and Faulk-
ner. Faulkner was the one representative
who voted in last Congress, for the consid-
Grafton of the Morrison bill. As the COM
mittee now stands, there is not protection
ist among the majority, while only one free
trader has been assigned to the minority.
Secretary Whitney has informed w. H.
Smith, chief clerk Of the bureau of steam
engineering services that he will not be need
ed after Jan. lst. Smith has been in the
navy department for 20 years.
Mrs. Moffet, wife of the deceased con-
gresham, arrived this morning with her son.
In accordance with her wishes no funeral
was held here. The congressional commit
tee left here this evening with the remains
for Traverse City, Mich, where the funeral
services and burial will take place.